Hans-Jürgen Raabe

990 Faces

At the end of October the first three “990 Faces” books will be released. The books designed by book designer Cora von Pein and are large-format, high-quality editions, eventually resulting in a total of 33 volumes. Further to the publications "Myanmar", "Lourdes" and "Oktoberfest" another 30 volumes are planned, each book showing each 40 color photographs. The foreword, written by the well-known author and exhibition organizer Hans-Michael Koetzle, is available in eight languages. The first three volumes can be purchased at a subscription price of 89, - € per book (until March 2013, thereafter 99 €).

Wendy Paton

Wendy Paton - VISAGES DE NUIT

American photographer Wendy Paton allows herself to disappear in order to let her subjects emerge from the night. In "Visages de Nuit" (Faces Of Night), Paton’s eye is that of the celebrant as well as a voyeur, and in graphic compositions of black and white that mesmerizes us, she offers personal and intimate glimpses of our human, ineffable presence. Her nocturnal portraits are both intimate and familiar, compelling and mysterious.

Paton, who works solely with manual film cameras, shot this body of work over a six-year span beginning in 2006. Intrigued by the mysterious and ever-changing nature of human personalities and their individual choices of expression, she chooses to photograph at night, when she believes people feel the freedom to be as they wish, take on a personality that they imagine or simply be themselves, striping down any false face. It is this freedom of expression at night that Paton searches for in her subjects. Her fascination with the darkness allows her to document with truth and clarity what she sees in the people of the night.Wendy Paton’s work has been exhibited in gallery and museum venues internationally, and is in private and public collections in the US and Europe.

Special book edition in a limited number of 50 copies, with original silvergelatine photograph, 40 x 30 cm in Mylar foil, printed by René Groebli, numbered, stamped and signed in a case. 500 € + shipping

Kober, Bertram

Carrara

Sal, Jack

POS/NEG", with leporello of 20 images, 1998

Jack Sal "POS/NEG", 1998, with leporello of 20 images, text by Dr. Reinhold Misselbeck, hardcover, 18,5 x 13,5 cm, Edition of 500; special edition with signed print, Editon of 2 by 20 different images, total of 40. Published by Museum Ludwig, Cologne in cooperation with in focus gallery, cologne. For price please contact gallery.